Art & Design Courses Deanne Bramley - TLO

• Visual Art – Painting, Sculpture,

Printmaking, Photography … Expressing yourself

• Graphic Design – Logos, Stationery, Brochures, Posters, Web pages etc … Communicating to the public

Shepparton Campus• Diploma of Graphic Design – 2yrs full-

time- with articulation to LaTrobe (Bendigo), Deakin University or Australian Academy of Design

• Advanced Diploma of Design – 1yr part-time

Shepparton Studio

Wangaratta Campus• Certificate IV in Design• Diploma of Graphic Design

- with articulation to LaTrobe (Bendigo), Deakin University or Australian Academy of Design

• Associate Degree through Deakin studied concurrently with a GOTAFE Diploma or Advanced Diploma

Types of Industries• Packaging• Advertising• Signwriting• Publishing• Illustration

• Corporate• Photography• Illustration• Web Design• Freelance

Graphic Design involves…

• Logo Design• Stationery• Signage• Brochures• Annual Reports• Packaging

• Posters• Newsletters• Point of Sale /

Display• Books• Advertising• Web Pages• Events

Skills and tasks…• Discussion and communication• Meeting with people• Research, analysis and evaluation• Creative thinking• Drafts & concepts or ideas• Presentations• Trials, mock-ups or model making

Skills and tasks…• Liaison with printers,

photographers, web developers• Technical skills in software, paper,

colour, printing• Administration skills – timesheets,

reporting, quoting, account keeping, reports, budgeting

• Time management

Subjects Studied in Diploma

• OH&S• Sustainability• History• Photography• Animation (Flash)• Multimedia (Web)• Illustration• Work experience

(200 hours)

• Principles & elements

• PrePress• Typography• 2d design• 3d design• Drawing• Business Practice

Why Design?• Suits ‘Creative Types’• A career with constant change – always

something new• Can travel around the world OR stay

locally• Design can shape and shift perception,

dictate culture and influence decisions• The future looks bright! Politicians are

talking about Design – Design Victoria, strengthening Victoria through design

How to apply• VTAC – preference given to these

applicants. • Direct application – telephone, email,

website

• In both cases, entry into the course is subject to an interview and presentation of folio/samples of creative work

Some samples of students work…

Thankyou!